Stuart Broad will unleash his frustration on the Aussies after becoming the latest fast bowler to resent England's rotation policy.

Just 24 hours after Jimmy Anderson revealed he was "angry" at missing out on World Twenty20 glory, all-rounder Broad admitted he was reluctant to be stood down for the Test series against Bangladesh.

Although Lord's bigwigs are full of good intentions about the long-term wellbeing of their quicks, Anderson and Broad have come to wish rotation was just for tumble dryers.

And Broad (right) will take out his indignation on the Aussies in next week's one-day NatWest Series - England's last chance to lay down a marker before they defend the Ashes in November.

Officially, Broad was "rested" against Bangladesh. In truth, he was exiled among cricket's growing legion of gym bunnies, undertaking a regime of fitness and strengthening work.

He said: "I was certainly very disappointed not to be playing against Bangladesh - it was a tough one to take.

"I regard Test cricket as the pinnacle of the game, it's the reason you play the game. You want to play as often as you can for your country. I don't like missing international cricket.

"I understand the reasons why I was left out, and I'm genuinely happy with the way the England management are trying to look after me. But nobody should expect me to be pleased when I'm denied the chance to represent my country. And whatever you call that time out, it wasn't a rest. It was a fortnight of intensive fitness and conditioning.

"I was in the gym five days a week, doing heavy squats and bench presses - it left me sore, but that's how you strengthen your body and, ultimately, it will be a good decision if I'm still going strong at the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney."

Broad's father Chris, now an International Cricket Council match referee, said: "Stuart rang me after the call came he wasn't going to be playing and he was quite annoyed.

"He let the management know if he was going to miss anything, he didn't want it to be a Test match. But although he was frustrated, he understands it's sometimes good for a fast bowler to put his feet up."

After Saturday's warm-up against Scotland, the Aussies return to a couple of their unhappiest hunting grounds: the Rose Bowl and Cardiff, for the first games of the five-match series.

In 2005 Ricky Ponting's men crashed to a 100-run T20 defeat in Southampton. And Sophia Gardens is where last pair Anderson and Monty Panesar stood firm in last summer's Ashes opener.

Stuart Broad was supporting the launch of the Asda Kwik Cricket competition for 130,000 primary school kids to stay healthy and active. Check out www.asda.com/kwikcricket